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- The percentage of GDP not strongly correlated with
income.
- Several poor countries eg India and Nepal spend large % of their GDP
on health, while Singapore spends relatively smaller percentage.
- Weak relationship between % of health expenditures accounted for by
the public sector and GDP
- The public sector accounts for a greater share of total expenditures
in poorer countries (eg China) than in several wealthier countries (eg
Thailand).
- Weak associations with income reflect different priorities across
countries both on the part of government and private citizens.
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